Combining Sentences

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Combining Sentences

• One plus one equals one.

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Combining Sentences

• Sentence combining is making one smoother, more
  detailed sentence out of two or more shorter
  sentences.
• Combining with key words
• Combining with phrases
• Combining with longer sentences

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Combining with KEY WORDS

• Use a key word
• Ideas included in short sentences can be
  combined by moving a key word from one sentence
  to the other.

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Use an adjective

• Short sentences
• Kellys necklace sparkles.
• It is beaded.
• Combined with an adjective
• Kellys beaded necklace sparkles.

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Try it!

• Short sentences
• The women always have to wait in a line.
• The line is long.
• Combined with an adjective
• The women always have to wait in a long line.

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Use an adverb

• Short sentences
• I am going to a sleepover.
• I m going tomorrow.
• Combined with an adverb
• Tomorrow I am going to a sleepover.

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Try it!

• Short Sentences
• You are supposed to sit on the bus.
• You are supposed to sit quietly.
• Combined with an adverb
• You are supposed to sit quietly on the bus.

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Use a series of words or phrases

• Short sentences
• The reading teacher is organized.
• The reading teacher is funny.
• The reading teacher is helpful.
• Combined with a series of words
• The reading teacher is organized, funny,
• and helpful.

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Try it!

• Short sentences
• On Thanksgiving, we have turkey.
• We also have stuffing.
• We also have gravy.
• Combined with a series of words
• On Thanksgiving, we have turkey, stuffing, and
  gravy.

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REMEMBER!

• All of the words or phrases in a series should be
  parallel (stated in the same way).
• Otherwise, the sentences will be unbalanced.
• Incorrect My dog is friendly, playful, and he
  is
• smart, too. (The modifiers in the
  series are not parallel.)
• Correct My dog is friendly, playful, and
• smart. (All the words in the series are
  single-word adjectives.
• They are parallel.)

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Correct it!

• Incorrect
• We can hike, ski, or we can snowboard down the
  mountain, too.
• Correct
• We can hike, ski, or snowboard down the mountain.

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Combining with PHRASES

• Use phrases
• Ideas from short sentences can be combined into
  one sentence using phrases.

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Combined with a prepositional phrase

• Short sentences
• Our cat curls up.
• He curls up on top of my homework.
• Combined with a prepositional phrase
• Our cat curls up on top of my homework.

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Try it!

• Short sentences
• He signed his name.
• He signed it on a football.
• Combined with a prepositional phrase
• He signed his name on a football.

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Combined with an appositive phrase

• Short sentences
• Mrs. Brown makes the best cookies on the block.
• Mrs. Brown is our next-door neighbor.
• Combined with an appositive phrase
• Mrs. Brown, our next-door neighbor, makes the
  best cookies on the block.

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Try it!

• Short sentences
• Sam wants to be a professional baseball player.
• He is my brothers best friend.
• Combined with an appositive phrase
• Sam, my brothers best friend, wants to be a
  professional baseball player.

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Use compound subjects and/or compound verbs

• A compound subject is two or more subjects
  connected by a conjunction.
• A compound verb is two or more verbs connected by
  a conjunction.

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Combined with a compound subject

• Short sentences
• Jamie danced around the room.
• Mary danced around the room, too.
• Combined with a compound subject
• Jamie and Mary danced around the room.

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Try it!

• Short sentences
• Sue rode her horse today.
• Scott rode his horse today.
• Combined with a compound subject
• Sue and Scott rode their horses today.

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Combined with a compound verb

• Short sentences
• Janet skated onto the pond.
• She made a perfect figure eight.
• Combined with a compound verb
• Janet skated onto the pond and made a perfect
  figure eight.

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Try it!

• Short sentences
• My teacher dropped her glasses.
• My teacher laughed.
• Combined with a compound verb
• My teacher dropped her glasses and laughed.

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Combining with LONGER SENTENCES

• Use compound sentences
• Use complex sentences

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Use compound sentences

• A compound sentence is made up of two or more
  simple sentences joined together. The
  conjunction and, but, or, nor, for, so, and yet
  are used to connect the simple sentences.
• Remember to place a comma before a conjunction!

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Use compound sentences

• Simple sentences
• My dog has hair hanging over his eyes.
• He looks just like a dust mop.
• Combined with and
• My dog has hair hanging over his eyes, and he
  looks just like a dust mop.

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Try it!

• Simple sentences
• Mary wrote a book about the seasons.
• It was interesting.
• Combined with and
• Mary wrote a book about the seasons, and it was
  interesting.

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Use complex sentences

• A complex sentence is made up of two ideas
  connected by a subordinating conjunction
  (because, when, since, after, before, though,
  although, if, unless, when, where, while, etc.).
• A complex sentence can also be combined by a
  relative pronoun (who, whose, which, and that).

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Combine sentences using a subordinating
conjunction

• Simple sentences
• My friend shares her lunch with me.
• She doesnt like what her dad packs.
• Combined with because
• My friend shares her lunch with me because she
  doesnt like what her dad packs.

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Try it!

• Simple sentences
• We took the elevator to the second floor.
• The stairs were closed for repairs.
• Combined with because
• We took the elevator to the second floor because
  the stairs were closed for repairs.

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Combine sentences using a relative pronoun

• Simple sentences
• Very cold weather closed school for a day.
• The cold weather came down from Canada.
• Combined with which
• Very cold weather, which came down from Canada,
  closed school for a day.

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Try it!

• Simple sentences
• Jack ran all the way to school.
• Jack was late this morning.
• Combined using who
• Jack, who was late this morning, ran all the way
  to school.